Soft colors are the flavor of the summer spring season 2010

Color choices speak a lot about one's personality and when it comes to fashion, colors indeed have to be picked up rather cautiously. At times, even after settling for the most stylish of all dresses, a wrong choice of color can end it up as a fashion blunder. Hence, colors should be duly considered while buying a garment.


It is this crucial importance which colors hold that every designer pays special attention on the color palette of his collection. This year Spring Summer 2010 is all about the soft shades and tones. The caressing warmth and tranquility of soft feminine hues or the delicate versatility of neutrals would be the flavor of the season. Contrasting to the neutral and feminine tones, would be a dash of vibrant tones as well.

Presenting here the top ten color tones which dominated the New York Fashion Week front.

Turquoise: Turquoise shade brings along with it, the freshness and cooling effect of sea side and clear waters. It refreshes the senses adds onto the feminism quotient.

Pink Champagne: Pink champagne is an extremely pastel combination of ivory and beige. It can prove a great base color for playing with bolder shades on the forefront.

Amparo Blue: Amparo blue is a shade between navy blue and royal blue. It is a vibrant color hinting the liveliness of summers without being too harsh as royal blue.

Fusion Coral: Fusion coral is a warm pinkish peach shade. It can be related to tropical sunsets and passion fruit.

Violet: Violet represents romance. A mix of lavender and purple, this gentle shade is said to carry uplifting properties.

Tomato Puree: Tomato puree as the name suggests is a bright pinkish red shade. It is the brightest shade of spring summer 2010 season and hence, can be used dramatically with the other neutral and soft shades of the season.

Dried Herb: Dried herb is a wispy tone of gray-green. A shade softer than khaki, it can too, be used as an amazing base.

Aurora: Aurora refers to the refreshing tone similar to that of the first glimpse of sunshine over the horizon. It is a toned down version of the starking yellowish green.

Eucalyptus: Eucalyptus is an elegant shade of soft gray. It can be used as a base color to bring out the dramatic effects of bolder shades.

Tuscany: Tuscany is again a very soft pinky beige shade which can be used as a versatile base color.